STATION F to release Foundation, the first startup documentary series (trailer inside)
Being an entrepreneur is often times the subject of fantasies from the general public: the startup ecosystem is depicted as this magical world where flying unicorn swim in a sea of dollar bills… In reality, it’s not always glamorous, nor is it an easy task. Starting a startup is at the same time rewarding, challenging and passionating. There wasn’t any documentary movie that showed this reality in a genuine matter, so we did it.
So, to all binge-watchers worldwide, be prepared, we are launching a documentary series about our true heroes: startup founders. And it’s definitely an eye-catcher. Get ready to Netflix... wait, no: STATION F and Chill!
STATION F joined forces with le Studio Next, the content arm of French leading business media BFM Business, to co-produce the first ever immersive documentary series on entrepreneurs of STATION F.
Release date: April 4th. Go to foundation-thedoc.com for more info.
Foundation: a documentary series showing the humans behind the startups
Foundation follows the story of 5 entrepreneurs among the first to join STATION F. Each entrepreneur sheds a specific light on the startup ecosystem and on what it is to be an entrepreneur today: whether they work in AI or social business, whether they are French or American, whether they are men or women, they all have a different story to tell.
The award-winning director Olivier Blaecke followed them over the course of 5 months, in their daily lives. Foundation takes us to investor meetings, to San Francisco, the WebSummit in Lisbon, and even on family trips and other startup adventures. And of course, we follow their daily lives on campus at STATION F.
Foundation’s ambition is to tell the genuine story of the human beings behind the startups, and to witness the first month « behind the scenes » of the biggest startup campus in the world.
Authenticity, humor, emotion: Foundation is a unique dive into the world of entrepreneurs.
An innovative format: 8 episodes of 10 min, to watch on TV and on Facebook
Foundation is unique, both in terms of format and content:
- the documentary is broadcasted online in 8 episodes of 10min, in 2 languages (English and French), following the trends of short documentary series for the new generation, and the pace of the startup world.
- the content is fully immersive, following 5 entrepreneurs from STATION F in their daily lives, providing an unprecedented understanding of the startup world.
English speakers, you will be able to enjoy Foundation:
French speakers, Foundation will be broadcasted:
- on BFM Business TV and Radio, every Wednesday on Tech&Co with Sébastien Couasnon
- on BFM Business’ Youtube and Facebook
- for the first time in France, as a native video on Linkedin (BFM Business’ page)
In the future, the first season of Foundation can lead to a number of follow-up seasons. Foundation will also become a long-form documentary released among selected distributors worldwide. This is just a first step of a long adventure.
They made Foundation possible:
Foundation is a co-production by Le Studio Next and us, but would never have been possible without the strong support of our partners. Allianz, leading insurance provider, is the main partner of the documentary. In addition, Paypal (who was a startup not too long ago, remember?) and Sycomore AM, which baseline is “Human is capital”, supported the project from day 1.
We are very proud to have two strong media partners to support Foundation: leading startup media Techcrunch.com as an exclusive U.S media partner, and BFM Business in France.
For them, the documentary is a way to pay a tribute to their long term engagement, and to make possible a project that will make entrepreneurs and game-changers more accessible to anyone, on a worldwide level.
RELEASE DATE: APRIL 4th.
